World Geography US/Canada Vocabulary

Megalopolis

Very Large City

Indigenous

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native:

Multiciltural

Relating to or constituting several cultural or ethnic groups within a society:

Cultural Convergence

The merging of different cultural influences and practices into a single unified culture.

Globalization

The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale:

Settlement Patterns

The way that buildings and houses are distributed in a settlement.

Dry Farming

A method of farming in semiarid areas without the aid of irrigation, using drought-resistant crops and conserving moisture.

Inuit

A member of an indigenous people of northern Canada and parts of Greenland and Alaska.

Post Industrial

Relating to or denoting an economy which no longer relies on heavy industry:

Urban Sprawl

The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas.

Migration

Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.

First Nations

Any of the groups of indigenous peoples of Canada officially recognized as an administrative unit by the federal government or functioning as such without official status.